Which to use
“might” is a verb and “mighty” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,168
- “might” frequency rank
- #48,334
- “mighty” frequency rank
- 80502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | might | mighty |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs may | mit großer Kraft ausgeführt oder große Anstrengung erfordernd |
Letter map: might vs mighty
Shared letters muted; letters that set might and mighty apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - might and mighty
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: might is averb and mightyanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “might” sits inside “mighty”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80502, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
might is recorded at frequency rank #32,168, classified as averb, pronounced […]. mighty is at rank #48,334, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaɪti].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 80502, this pair ranks #194,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of might vs mighty
Shared letters: ghimt. Private to "might": -. Private to "mighty": y.
"might" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mighty" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "might" and "mighty" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "might" or "mighty" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "might" vs "mighty" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "might" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mighty" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "might" and "mighty" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "might vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #194,278 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.